E-souring Project Manager
Location: US, IL, Chicago
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Management Consulting
Function: Purchasing

Company profile:
The MarketMaker4 leadership team has extensive experience in e-procurement, online auctions, market intelligence, strategic sourcing, and supply chain consulting. All team members have been involved in the e-enablement of supply chain negotiations since the inception of the industry.MarketMaker4 is an international company with offices in the US, UK, Australia, China and UAE.Our philosophy is to encourage and enable the use of online auction / negotiation techniques by developing proprietary software that has sophisticated functionality, but is also easy to use due to its intuitive design.Of course, software is useless if not used properly, and our support services are integral to our approach. We are the only eSourcing company to include the provision of MarketMaking™ services within its subscriptions.We are also focused on ensuring our clients have timely access to our advisory expertise, market intelligence, and business insights to achieve a positive and successful online auction / negotiation experience.MarketMaker4 is bid neutral, and provides confidential e-auction services to both the event host and the bidders to promote the success of every party involved in an electronic auction / negotiation event.

Job description:
MarketMaker4  Joining MM4 means joining one of Chicago’s fastest growing companies and a leader in the e-sourcing market. With offices in the US, Australia, China and UAE, our client list is international as are our colleagues.  Our work happens in Chicago on West Adams where our work spans Retail, CPG, Automotive, and Industrial Manufacturing.  We practice limited-to-no-travel for those wishing to hang up the road warrior lifestyle and joining a work-hard-play-hard culture where you enjoy your colleagues as much as your friends. If you’re looking for a change where the culture is open and casual and where humility is not only values, but also required, you should check us out! 

Requirements:
What You’re DoingManaging client projects from end-to-end; from supplier identification and engagement strategies, through RFI, RFP and negotiations.Interpreting market research, RFx outputs to developing procurement solutions that drive real results for clientsWorking with stakeholders of every level at client brands like: Godiva, Pactiv, CSI International,Analyzing and interpreting detailed and complex purchasing data that likely includes drawings and specifications; you are no stranger to technical dataLeveraging the proprietary MM4 e-sourcing suite to provide advisory services, insights, and the leverage of a global sourcing team to bear on a wide range of categoriesEarning the right to developing additional pipeline activities for clients and getting rewarded for doing soHow You Do ItYou are driven to deliver excellence to clients; you care about your results; for you, for MM4, for your clientsYou power through ‘dirty data’, normalizing and base-lining like a pro, you are comfortable with massive and disparate data setsYou have an analytical mind; you know what data you need and the story that needs to be toldYou appreciate your clients; you can empathize with their need to deliver under pressure and you are their partner inYou collaborate well with both your team members and clients; you’re a teacher, a learner, a teammate all at onceYou have a bootstrapping entrepreneurs mindset; you do it all, from lead the client and deliver the results to clean up the kitchen and (maybe even) take out the trash!What You Know4+ years of procurement processes and/ or logistics experienceSome supervisory/ management experience (1-2 yrs.) beneficialCategory management experience; likely in either direct / indirect materials, temporary labor, travel, logisticsMid-high level proficiency with Microsoft Office Programs including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

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